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<h2>Getting Started with Arduino</h2>
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<p class='vspace'></p><p><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Introduction.html'>Introduction</a>: What Arduino is and why you'd want to use it.
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<p class='vspace'></p><p>Installation: Step-by-step instructions for setting up the Arduino software and connecting it to an Arduino Uno, Mega2560, Duemilanove, Mega, or Diecimila.
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<p class='vspace'></p><ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Windows.html'>Windows</a>
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</li><li><a class='urllink' href='http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/Linux' rel='nofollow'>Linux</a> (on the playground wiki)
</li></ul><p class='vspace'></p><p><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Environment.html'>Environment</a>: Description of the Arduino development environment and how to change the default language.
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<p class='vspace'></p><p><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Troubleshooting.html'>Troubleshooting</a>: Advice on what to do if things don't work.
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<p class='vspace'></p><p>Instructions for other boards:
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<p class='vspace'></p><ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoBT.html'>Arduino BT</a>
</li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardFioProgramming'>Arduino Fio</a>
</li><li><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_ArduinoLeonardo.html'>Arduino Leonardo</a>
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